{"id":10876,"date":"2022-09-07T10:01:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T10:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=10876"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:12:25","slug":"key-result","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/key-result\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Key Result in OKR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/769263007?h=6b414464af&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 26px; width: 99.8764%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 26px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/key-result\/#ViewKR\">Viewing the Key Results of an Objective<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/key-result\/#CreateKR\">Create a new Key Result<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#RelatedArticles\">Related Articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a id=\"ViewKR\"><\/a>Key results are time-bound and have a start value and target value to track their progress.\u00a0 They can be used to indicate the amount of progress to achieve within a shorter period or to define whether you\u2019ve met your objective at the end of the project.<\/p>\n<h2>Navigation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"431\">\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"383\">Navigate to the project created using the OKR template. Or, to create a new project using the OKR template, click\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&amp;p=23447&amp;preview=true\" rel=\"noopener\" data-faitracker-click-bind=\"true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"619\">\n<p data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"518\">In the project, expand the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"644\">Manage<\/strong> menu and select<strong>\u00a0Key Results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Creating a New Key Result<\/h2>\n<p>You can create a new Key Result in two different ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating Key Results from the Key Results List View<\/li>\n<li>Creating Key Results from the KRs\/Sub-KRs tab of the Objectives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Creating Key Results from the Key Results List View:<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23522 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-2.35.23-PM-1024x662.png\" alt=\"Key Results\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-2.35.23-PM-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-2.35.23-PM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-2.35.23-PM-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-2.35.23-PM-1536x994.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-2.35.23-PM-2048x1325.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>ADD<\/strong> button on the Key Result list view.<\/li>\n<li>The Details view of the Key Result appears.<\/li>\n<li>Here, select the Objective level and the Objective for which you want to add a Key Result.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the following details like:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key result<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; specify the name of your key result.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide the Description field of the key result.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assign an owner to the key result.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><b>Start value, Current value, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Target value<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your key result. These values help understand what you want to achieve in this key result.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unit of Measurement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; select the unit of measurement in which you want to track your start\/current\/target values for your key result.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Learning Impact <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Set the learning impact as High, Low, Medium, etc.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Pilot or Losable Bet<\/strong> &#8211; Set the Key result as Pilot or a losable bet.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Confidence <\/strong>&#8211; Set the percentage confidence to calculate the success probability for each objective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once done, click the <strong>SAVE<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM.png\" alt=\"Key Results\" width=\"2432\" height=\"1564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM.png 2432w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM-1536x988.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-3.17.26-PM-2048x1317.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2432px) 100vw, 2432px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Common Operations<\/h4>\n<p>You can perform the following operations in the list view of an objective &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All Objectives\/My Objectives<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u2014Select the\u00a0<strong>All Objectives<\/strong>\u00a0option from the drop-down list to see all the objectives. Select the\u00a0<strong>My Objectives<\/strong> option to see the objective for which<\/span>\u00a0you are set as the owner.<\/li>\n<li>ADD<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#InsertRows\" rel=\"noopener\">Insert Rows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/objective\/#Delete\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/column-settings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Column Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23524 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-3.14.23-PM-273x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-3.14.23-PM-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-3.14.23-PM.png 454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><a id=\"EditObjective\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/legend.jpg\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Creating Key Results from the KRs\/Sub-KRs tab of the Objectives<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the Objective for which you want to create the key results.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <strong>KRs\/Sub-KRs <\/strong>section.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective has a default empty key result as its child.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KR-Linked-Card-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KR-Linked-Card-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1305\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <strong>Add KR<\/strong> card. A detailed view of the key result appears.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the mandatory details and click the SAVE button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once a Key result is saved, you can see the other section as mentioned below apart from the Details section &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KRs\/Sub-KRs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/sub-key-result\/\">create Sub-key Results<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/\">Comments and Attachments<\/a> to add the comments and support files to your key result.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\">Activity Log\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>System Fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can perform the following operations in the details section of a key result &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete<a id=\"DeleteKR\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximize the screen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"RelatedArticles\"><\/a>Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"CreateSubKeyResult\"><\/a><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/objective\/#CreateObjective\" rel=\"noopener\"> Creating an Objective<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 Explains the steps to add a new objective, define ownership, set timelines, align with higher-level goals, and configure tracking settings.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"423\">\n<p data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"423\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/sub-key-result\/#CreateSKR\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"820\">Creating a Sub-Key Result<\/strong> <\/a>\u2014 Describes how to add sub-key results under a parent key result to break down targets into smaller measurable outcomes and track progress more effectively.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"580\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"580\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/overview-of-objective-and-key-results\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"473\">Overview of Objective and Key Results (OKR)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Get a basic understanding of the OKR framework and how objectives and key results support goal tracking.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"10876\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/key-result\/\" data-post-title=\"Working with Key Result in OKR\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"10876\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/key-result\/\" data-post-title=\"Working with Key Result in OKR\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/10876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10876"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/10876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23643,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/10876\/revisions\/23643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}